Frederick served as a Sergeant/Tech 4 assigned to 37th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron at New Orleans AAB, Louisiana.
On October 6, 1942 Frederick was admitted to EENT Clinic at the base hospital for treatment of chronic rhinitis. Treatment continued through October 13th. In September 1943 he was admitted to La Garde General Hospital, New Orleans and died November 21, 1943 of a brain abscess.